Speedinvest Africa Fund

Austria

Seed

About Speedinvest Africa Fund

Speedinvest Africa Fund is a €200M (~$230M) fund backed by a $46M EIB anchor to invest in Africa's fintech infrastructure. Focuses on pre-seed and seed across fintech, SaaS, deeptech, and medtech across the continent.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionAustria

Funding StageSeed

Industry Focus

Deep Tech

Digital Infrastructure

Fintech

Med Tech

Saas

Investor Signals Profile

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Sweet Spot

Early-stage European deep-tech founders in regulated sectors

European founders

early-stage

community-driven

Amsterdam/Benelux

operator network

regulated industries

enterprise sales

critical infrastructure

deep-tech AI/robotics

Bullish Signals

Active founder mixers across Europeexternal

Expanding community events to Amsterdamexternal

Active newsletter; portfolio includes Bitpanda, Krakenlinkedin

Portfolio spans fintech + deep tech (ARX Robotics)linkedin

Newsletter live; Blocks portfolio update addedlinkedin

Portfolio includes Diligent; enterprise sales expertiselinkedin

Backing Laelaps AI: critical infra security platformlinkedin

Team hiring across Zurich; serious deployment phaselinkedin

Contrarian Signals

Network/event-gated founder accessexternal

Founder Do's

Attend Speedinvest founder mixer events

Engage with local operator communities

Be open to informal idea exchange

Connect via community events early

Subscribe to Speedinvest newsletter for portfolio signals

Focus on prospective client priorities in early calls

Build academic + practical expertise combo

Founder Don'ts

Avoid cold outreach without warm intro

Don't skip community touchpoints

Don't expect US-only focus

Key GPs & Partners

Florian

Partner / Team Member

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Frederik

Partner / Team Member

community-builder

Daria

Partner / Team Member

community-builder

Alex

Partner / Team Member

community-builder

Jeroen

Partner / Team Member

community-builder

Markus

Partner / Team Member

community-builder

Wissam

Partner / Team Member

thought-leadercontent-creator

Paula

Partner / Team Member

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Fund Overview

Fund Size€200M

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Key People

Speedinvest

FlorianPartner / Team Member

FrederikPartner / Team Member

DariaPartner / Team Member

AlexPartner / Team Member

JeroenPartner / Team Member

MarkusPartner / Team Member

WissamPartner / Team Member

PaulaPartner / Team Member

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